Benedikt Frey

Benedikt Frey, german producer, DJ and founder of the Label Love Pain Sunshine & Rain (abbreviated Lopasura), grew up in times of accelerated technological change during the late 90's but with the static view of the beautiful black forrest surrounding his hometown.

Influenced mainly by electronic music from an early age on, Frey is a musician who remains in constant motion and embraces change fearlessly. In his own words: “The more I know about the profound mystery of music the less I feel the necessity to talk about it. It is an ongoing work in progress, there are no words needed”.

With releases on Mule Electronics, Ethereal Sound and Live at Robert Johnson, Frey outlined his own interpretation of house music. Well arranged phasing patterns and blending harmonic motives define his sound signature.

During his sound studies near the city Frankfurt am Main and due to his growing interest in jazz-, krautrock- and minimal music compositions, his productions gained more and more complexity and vividness. This wide sphere of interest in music culture, does not only impact the timbre of his productions, it furthermore effects various ways of building up arrangements, development in mixing decisions and several kinds of rhythmic structures.The latest releases show a fine development in primarily analogue use of sounds, to a combination of acoustic and electronic elements, giving his compositions a vibrant aesthetic.

Frey's work presents the interdependence of exploring and producing music, his own compositions are distinctly affected by his latest record repertoire and the other way around. In addition to that, he aims to evoke a dramaturgy in both fields. "There is always something I feel the urge to realize and play with. Let it be a certain instrument,technique or movement that attracts my attention. Figuratively speaking, I started playing my Gameboy and I'm still playing, but with my DAW."

This man is definitely playing, with expectations, during his DJ sets there is always that turning twist when the tension that was built up so gently is suddenly cooling down to make space for the final culmination. As producer, DJ and Label owner Benedikt Frey is keen to be a part of this static movement in music culture.

Dates

28.06.2018

Love International / The Garden / Tisno

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Past Forward #12 with Benedikt Frey, Jochen Discomeyer &...

Past Forward #12 with Benedikt Frey, Jochen Discomeyer & Menqui

11.12.2017

Benedikt was guest-dj at Cashmere Radio in Berlin. Click here for the full Episode.

11.12.2017

Benedikt was guest-dj at Cashmere Radio in Berlin. Click here for the full Episode.

Benedikt was guest-dj at Cashmere Radio in Berlin. Click here for the full Episode.

SPIRALDANCE.WAVE #003 / BENEDIKT FREY

SPIRALDANCE.WAVE #003 / BENEDIKT FREY

30.11.2017

Here comes a podcast from Benedikt Frey for Spiraldance.Reflect of his lasts mixes & EP's such as that one on BAHNSTEIG 23, his album signed on ESP INSTITUTE or even his podcast on Digital Tsunami we listened on a loop, Benedikt gives us here tones between Electro/wave and Hip-Hop... Click here for the full set.

30.11.2017

Here comes a podcast from Benedikt Frey for Spiraldance.Reflect of his lasts mixes & EP's such as that one on BAHNSTEIG 23, his album signed on ESP INSTITUTE or even his podcast on Digital Tsunami we listened on a loop,...

Here comes a podcast from Benedikt Frey for Spiraldance.Reflect of his lasts mixes & EP's such as that one on BAHNSTEIG 23, his album signed on ESP INSTITUTE or even his podcast on Digital Tsunami we listened on a loop, Benedikt gives us here tones between Electro/wave and Hip-Hop... Click here for the full set.

Interview: Benedikt Frey | LIQUID YOUTH

Interview: Benedikt Frey | LIQUID YOUTH

22.09.2017

Benedikt Frey returns to the mighty ESP Institute with his thirteen-track debut album called Artificial. The LP was written and produced over two years, tirelessly sculpted into a sequence abstract pieces that are fiercely independent but accumulate layers of meaning when collaged. Read the full article here.

22.09.2017

Benedikt Frey returns to the mighty ESP Institute with his thirteen-track debut album called Artificial. The LP was written and produced over two years, tirelessly sculpted into a sequence abstract pieces that are fiercely independent...

Benedikt Frey returns to the mighty ESP Institute with his thirteen-track debut album called Artificial. The LP was written and produced over two years, tirelessly sculpted into a sequence abstract pieces that are fiercely independent but accumulate layers of meaning when collaged. Read the full article here.

Premiere: Hear a Haunting Cut From Benedikt Frey's Debut...

Premiere: Hear a Haunting Cut From Benedikt Frey's Debut Album

18.09.2017

Benedikt Frey's debut LP will drop on October 6 via Lovefingers' LA-based ESP Institute.The album, which was produced over the course of two years, follows a string of standout EPs for labels such as Live At Robert Johnson, Crème Organization, and Hivern Discs, and like much of his output—and ESP Institute's, for that matter—it's a borderless fusion of mind-bending sonics. Although the 11 tracks don't adhere to one formula or style, the album's narrative unfolds as a coherent-yet-complex whole, dragging the listener through haunting atmospheres and stirring electronics that touch on post-punk, techno, trip-hop, and new wave, all the while sounding like a genre of its own.Click here.

18.09.2017

Benedikt Frey's debut LP will drop on October 6 via Lovefingers' LA-based ESP Institute.The album, which was produced over the course of two years, follows a string of standout EPs for labels such as Live At Robert Johnson, Crème...

Benedikt Frey's debut LP will drop on October 6 via Lovefingers' LA-based ESP Institute.The album, which was produced over the course of two years, follows a string of standout EPs for labels such as Live At Robert Johnson, Crème Organization, and Hivern Discs, and like much of his output—and ESP Institute's, for that matter—it's a borderless fusion of mind-bending sonics. Although the 11 tracks don't adhere to one formula or style, the album's narrative unfolds as a coherent-yet-complex whole, dragging the listener through haunting atmospheres and stirring electronics that touch on post-punk, techno, trip-hop, and new wave, all the while sounding like a genre of its own.Click here.

Init did a remix for Zombies in Miami's Last Gun

Init did a remix for Zombies in Miami's Last Gun

12.09.2017

Init did remix for Zombies in Miami's Last Gun. Out: September 8th on Correspondant. Click here to listen to the track.

12.09.2017

Init did remix for Zombies in Miami's Last Gun. Out: September 8th on Correspondant. Click here to listen to the track.

Init did remix for Zombies in Miami's Last Gun. Out: September 8th on Correspondant. Click here to listen to the track.

PRÉMIÈRE: Benedikt Frey - Road Of Jazz [ESP Institute]

PRÉMIÈRE: Benedikt Frey - Road Of Jazz [ESP Institute]

23.08.2017

There is a sense of urgency increasingly infecting the human condition, fragmenting our attention span, accelerating our needs and often influencing our motives when making creative decisions. The result is a lack of dynamics, there is no ebb or flow, its “go” time, all the time. Electronic music is one of the clearest examples of a widening division between great art created in a deeply imaginative vaccum and the soulessly formulaic and branded product that serves the impatient masses. What draws the ESP Institute to Benedikt Frey is his ability to operate on the fringe, outside the constructs artists constantly channel themselves into—his art speaks a pure language that is realized by any means necessary, a process devised solely to articulate his own message, one delivered with patience, never rushed nor dictated by the outside world. Artificial was written and produced over two years, tirelessly sculpted into a sequence abstract pieces that are fiercely independent but accumulate layers of meaning when collaged. It is electronic and rhythm-based, but never reliant on any prescribed instrumentation, arrangement or expecatation. This is our idea of well conceived and executed album; not simply a collection of tracks but a complex narrative that unfolds over peaks and valleys, pulling the listener into emotional corners before leaving a residual impression. Some may describe music very well in words, but there is always something lost in translation—a story only the music itself can tell.Click here to hear one of the track of his upcoming album on ESP Institute 15th september.

23.08.2017

There is a sense of urgency increasingly infecting the human condition, fragmenting our attention span, accelerating our needs and often influencing our motives when making creative decisions. The result is a lack of dynamics, there is...

There is a sense of urgency increasingly infecting the human condition, fragmenting our attention span, accelerating our needs and often influencing our motives when making creative decisions. The result is a lack of dynamics, there is no ebb or flow, its “go” time, all the time. Electronic music is one of the clearest examples of a widening division between great art created in a deeply imaginative vaccum and the soulessly formulaic and branded product that serves the impatient masses. What draws the ESP Institute to Benedikt Frey is his ability to operate on the fringe, outside the constructs artists constantly channel themselves into—his art speaks a pure language that is realized by any means necessary, a process devised solely to articulate his own message, one delivered with patience, never rushed nor dictated by the outside world. Artificial was written and produced over two years, tirelessly sculpted into a sequence abstract pieces that are fiercely independent but accumulate layers of meaning when collaged. It is electronic and rhythm-based, but never reliant on any prescribed instrumentation, arrangement or expecatation. This is our idea of well conceived and executed album; not simply a collection of tracks but a complex narrative that unfolds over peaks and valleys, pulling the listener into emotional corners before leaving a residual impression. Some may describe music very well in words, but there is always something lost in translation—a story only the music itself can tell.Click here to hear one of the track of his upcoming album on ESP Institute 15th september.

Live At Robert Johnson proudly presents the third Lifesaver

Live At Robert Johnson proudly presents the third Lifesaver

06.04.2017

Live At Robert Johnson proudly presents the third Lifesaver! With Roman Flügel, Massimiliano Pagliara, Lauer, Benedikt Frey, Chinaski, TCB and many more...Release Date: 19th May 2017Check out the snippets on soundcloud.

06.04.2017

Live At Robert Johnson proudly presents the third Lifesaver! With Roman Flügel, Massimiliano Pagliara, Lauer, Benedikt Frey, Chinaski, TCB and many more...Release Date: 19th May 2017Check out the snippets on...

Live At Robert Johnson proudly presents the third Lifesaver! With Roman Flügel, Massimiliano Pagliara, Lauer, Benedikt Frey, Chinaski, TCB and many more...Release Date: 19th May 2017Check out the snippets on soundcloud.

Tochka Sborki Live: Benedikt Frey

Tochka Sborki Live: Benedikt Frey

25.01.2017

This mix is a cut from Benedikt Frey set on the Tochka Sborki party at the DOT Club, Saint-Petersburg. Benedikt took control over the decks roughly at 3 o’clock in the night and delivered solid energetic mix spinning contemporary electro, noisy techno, obscure house and dirty italo sounds. Check this out.

25.01.2017

This mix is a cut from Benedikt Frey set on the Tochka Sborki party at the DOT Club, Saint-Petersburg. Benedikt took control over the decks roughly at 3 o’clock in the night and delivered solid energetic mix spinning contemporary...

This mix is a cut from Benedikt Frey set on the Tochka Sborki party at the DOT Club, Saint-Petersburg. Benedikt took control over the decks roughly at 3 o’clock in the night and delivered solid energetic mix spinning contemporary electro, noisy techno, obscure house and dirty italo sounds. Check this out.

Benedikt Frey - Missy Elliott Tribute

Benedikt Frey - Missy Elliott Tribute

17.01.2017

Download the full track "The Rain" via this link and enjoy Benedikt Frey's version of the classic from Missy Elliott.

17.01.2017

Download the full track "The Rain" via this link and enjoy Benedikt Frey's version of the classic from Missy Elliott.

Download the full track "The Rain" via this link and enjoy Benedikt Frey's version of the classic from Missy Elliott.

Creme Podcast #32 - Benedikt Frey

Creme Podcast #32 - Benedikt Frey

05.01.2017

So how would a man who's born blind describe an elephant? It's an intriguing question, something to ponder as you listen to Benedikt Frey's slow burning intro for the new year. Have a good one and don't let them fool you. Listen here.

05.01.2017

So how would a man who's born blind describe an elephant? It's an intriguing question, something to ponder as you listen to Benedikt Frey's slow burning intro for the new year. Have a good one and don't let them fool you. Listen...

So how would a man who's born blind describe an elephant? It's an intriguing question, something to ponder as you listen to Benedikt Frey's slow burning intro for the new year. Have a good one and don't let them fool you. Listen here.

Benedikt Frey's Podcast for Uncanny Valley

Benedikt Frey's Podcast for Uncanny Valley

06.10.2016

Check out Benedikt Frey's Techno podcast for Uncanny Valley here, and read the full article with a little interview here.

06.10.2016

Check out Benedikt Frey's Techno podcast for Uncanny Valley here, and read the full article with a little interview...

Roman Flügel did a remix for Benedikt Frey's impressive track "Out Of Here". This 12" will be released on august 26 on Hivern Discs. Listen here to the full track.

Munich's Permanent Vacation has a fourth label compilation...

Munich's Permanent Vacation has a fourth label compilation on the way.

22.06.2016

This time round the label's saying the compilation is "dedicated to the more beachy side of the dance floor," with exclusive tunes from the likes of Young Marco, Suzanne Kraft, Fantastic Man, Alex Burkat, Man Power, Benedikt Frey and Giegling affiliate Map.ache. Permanent Vacation 4 will be available on CD, vinyl and digital formats. Tracklist can be found here.

22.06.2016

This time round the label's saying the compilation is "dedicated to the more beachy side of the dance floor," with exclusive tunes from the likes of Young Marco, Suzanne Kraft, Fantastic Man, Alex Burkat, Man Power, Benedikt Frey and...

Munich's Permanent Vacation has a fourth label compilation on the way.

22.06.2016

This time round the label's saying the compilation is "dedicated to the more beachy side of the dance floor," with exclusive tunes from the likes of Young Marco, Suzanne Kraft, Fantastic Man, Alex Burkat, Man Power, Benedikt Frey and Giegling affiliate Map.ache. Permanent Vacation 4 will be available on CD, vinyl and digital formats. Tracklist can be found here.

RA in residency: Robert Johnson

RA in residency: Robert Johnson

17.05.2016

Resident Advisor continues his feature series based on RA's In Residence events by visiting a German club where simplicity is key: Robert Johnson in Offenbach /Frankfurt. Ata is founder of this legendary place and many Magnet Artists have a residency or play this club regularly. Just a few to mention: Roman Flügel, Orson Wells, Lauer, Gerd Janson, Benedikt Frey, TCB, Oliver Hafenbauer and so on. Full article can be read here oliv

17.05.2016

Resident Advisor continues his feature series based on RA's In Residence events by visiting a German club where simplicity is key: Robert Johnson in Offenbach /Frankfurt. Ata is founder of this legendary place and many Magnet Artists...

Resident Advisor continues his feature series based on RA's In Residence events by visiting a German club where simplicity is key: Robert Johnson in Offenbach /Frankfurt. Ata is founder of this legendary place and many Magnet Artists have a residency or play this club regularly. Just a few to mention: Roman Flügel, Orson Wells, Lauer, Gerd Janson, Benedikt Frey, TCB, Oliver Hafenbauer and so on. Full article can be read here oliv

Roman and Benedikt will be releasing remixes for Lea Porcelain on LARJ in april. Snippets here

New EP by Benedikt Frey! Release date: 7th of March

New EP by Benedikt Frey! Release date: 7th of March

02.03.2016

Benedikt Frey is crafting a musical aesthetic that (much like the ESP Institute) might only be seen in its true form from a birds-eye view—a whole greater than the sum of its parts. His playful indifference to genre specifics and pre-prescribed instrumentation or production techniques makes for a loose and refreshing collection of work, and this debut for the ESP Institute, The Lobbyist, serves up an incongruous three tracks bewildering and narcotic. Listen here

02.03.2016

Benedikt Frey is crafting a musical aesthetic that (much like the ESP Institute) might only be seen in its true form from a birds-eye view—a whole greater than the sum of its parts. His playful indifference to genre specifics and pre-...

Benedikt Frey is crafting a musical aesthetic that (much like the ESP Institute) might only be seen in its true form from a birds-eye view—a whole greater than the sum of its parts. His playful indifference to genre specifics and pre-prescribed instrumentation or production techniques makes for a loose and refreshing collection of work, and this debut for the ESP Institute, The Lobbyist, serves up an incongruous three tracks bewildering and narcotic. Listen here

Boiler Room x Live At Robert Johnson

Boiler Room x Live At Robert Johnson

05.11.2015

Boiler Room is heading to Offenbach to broadcast live from one of Germany's most famous and prestigious clubs - Live At Robert Johnson.The lineup will include a mix of new and longstanding residents of the club. With Roman Flügel, The Citizen's Band and Benedikt Frey who will this time perform with Nadia D'Alo as Init. Making their debuts are Orson Wells, who has had a string of successful releases for the in house label and Oliver Hafenbauer who A&R's the label as well as running his own Die Orakal. Tune in the 11th nov 7pm here

05.11.2015

Boiler Room is heading to Offenbach to broadcast live from one of Germany's most famous and prestigious clubs - Live At Robert Johnson.The lineup will include a mix of new and longstanding residents of the club. With Roman Flügel...

Boiler Room is heading to Offenbach to broadcast live from one of Germany's most famous and prestigious clubs - Live At Robert Johnson.The lineup will include a mix of new and longstanding residents of the club. With Roman Flügel, The Citizen's Band and Benedikt Frey who will this time perform with Nadia D'Alo as Init. Making their debuts are Orson Wells, who has had a string of successful releases for the in house label and Oliver Hafenbauer who A&R's the label as well as running his own Die Orakal. Tune in the 11th nov 7pm here

MEILENSTEINE 04 - AN UNMIXED COMPILATION by Benedikt Frey

MEILENSTEINE 04 - AN UNMIXED COMPILATION by Benedikt Frey

27.10.2015

'Meilensteine 04' is an unmixed compilation of songs and tracks which had a big influence on Robert Johnson resident Benedikt Frey. Listen here

27.10.2015

'Meilensteine 04' is an unmixed compilation of songs and tracks which had a big influence on Robert Johnson resident Benedikt Frey. Listen...

Lifesaver II from LARJ is out today

Lifesaver II from LARJ is out today

16.03.2015

Boiler Room debuts Roman Flügel's contribution to the forthcoming Lifesaver II compilation from Live At Robert Johnson, which is released today.

The compilation features tracks from Lauer, TCB, Benedikt Frey, Roman Flügel and many others connected to the LARJ-camp in Offenbach. The Lifesaver compilation will be released as a double 12"-vinyl. Additionally Live At Robert Johnson will release an Extension-10"-vinyl containing two brand new tracks by the infamous Hotel Lauer and Tuff City Kids end of March 2015.

Listen to 'Tender Hooligan' here.Listen to snippets from all tracks here.

16.03.2015

Boiler Room debuts Roman Flügel's contribution to the forthcoming Lifesaver II compilation from Live At Robert Johnson, which is released today.

Boiler Room debuts Roman Flügel's contribution to the forthcoming Lifesaver II compilation from Live At Robert Johnson, which is released today.

The compilation features tracks from Lauer, TCB, Benedikt Frey, Roman Flügel and many others connected to the LARJ-camp in Offenbach. The Lifesaver compilation will be released as a double 12"-vinyl. Additionally Live At Robert Johnson will release an Extension-10"-vinyl containing two brand new tracks by the infamous Hotel Lauer and Tuff City Kids end of March 2015.

Listen to 'Tender Hooligan' here.Listen to snippets from all tracks here.

LARJ takes Lifesaver 2 on the road

LARJ takes Lifesaver 2 on the road

17.02.2015

Most of the label's core roster will be representing at a series of European showcases in the coming months.

Sixteen dates in support of Live At Robert Johnson's forthcoming Lifesaver 2 compilation have been announced.

The tour will see a rotating cast of the Frankfurt label's core artists touch down for slots in the UK, France, Paris, Netherlands, Spain and more. Naturally, things get underway on home turf, with Ata, Orson Wells and Massimiliano Pagliara playing at Robert Johnson on March 7th. The same night, Roman Flügel, Gerd Janson and Oliver Hafenbauer play at Bristol's Just Jack. The following weekends include dates with Portable in Stockholm (21st), Lyon with Tuff City Kids (27th) and Jena with Ata (28th).

Four dates are lined up for April. Paris's Djoon club hosts Ata and Lauer on the 17th, after which Hafenbauer and Benedikt Frey head to Golem in Hamburg on the 24th. Dates at Barcelona venue Nitsa on the 25th and Passage 46 in Freiburg, Germany, on the 30th round out the month: Ata, Lauer and Frey play the former, while The Citizen's Band, Hafenbauer and Holger Wuest soundtrack the latter.

May is the tour's biggest month, with seven dates are confirmed so far. Highlights include stops at Zukunft in Zürich with Ata, Lauer and Hafenbauer on the 9th, Berlin's Panorama Bar on the 15th with Ata and Flügel, and fabric on the 16th with Flügel and Portable. Other stops include Cologne (8th), Oslo (22nd), Amsterdam (23rd) and Munich (29th).

Most of the label's core roster will be representing at a series of European showcases in the coming months.

Sixteen dates in support of Live At Robert Johnson's forthcoming Lifesaver 2 compilation have been announced.

The tour will see a rotating cast of the Frankfurt label's core artists touch down for slots in the UK, France, Paris, Netherlands, Spain and more. Naturally, things get underway on home turf, with Ata, Orson Wells and Massimiliano Pagliara playing at Robert Johnson on March 7th. The same night, Roman Flügel, Gerd Janson and Oliver Hafenbauer play at Bristol's Just Jack. The following weekends include dates with Portable in Stockholm (21st), Lyon with Tuff City Kids (27th) and Jena with Ata (28th).

Four dates are lined up for April. Paris's Djoon club hosts Ata and Lauer on the 17th, after which Hafenbauer and Benedikt Frey head to Golem in Hamburg on the 24th. Dates at Barcelona venue Nitsa on the 25th and Passage 46 in Freiburg, Germany, on the 30th round out the month: Ata, Lauer and Frey play the former, while The Citizen's Band, Hafenbauer and Holger Wuest soundtrack the latter.

May is the tour's biggest month, with seven dates are confirmed so far. Highlights include stops at Zukunft in Zürich with Ata, Lauer and Hafenbauer on the 9th, Berlin's Panorama Bar on the 15th with Ata and Flügel, and fabric on the 16th with Flügel and Portable. Other stops include Cologne (8th), Oslo (22nd), Amsterdam (23rd) and Munich (29th).

Am Deck 16 - Benedikt Frey

Am Deck 16 - Benedikt Frey

23.09.2014

Benedikt Frey did the latest podcast for German Groove Magazin; Am Deck 16. The mix contains tracks from acts like Steve Moore, Goat and Coil to Bomb The Bas and Frey himself, so you are in for a trippy treat for sure.

Listen to the mix, check the tracklist and read the short interview (in German) here.Listen to the mix on Soundcloud here.

23.09.2014

Benedikt Frey did the latest podcast for German Groove Magazin; Am Deck 16. The mix contains tracks from acts like Steve Moore, Goat and Coil to Bomb The Bas and Frey himself, so you are in for a trippy treat for sure.

Benedikt Frey did the latest podcast for German Groove Magazin; Am Deck 16. The mix contains tracks from acts like Steve Moore, Goat and Coil to Bomb The Bas and Frey himself, so you are in for a trippy treat for sure.

Listen to the mix, check the tracklist and read the short interview (in German) here.Listen to the mix on Soundcloud here.

Benedikt Frey joins Magnet Musik

Benedikt Frey joins Magnet Musik

10.09.2014

We are happy to announce that German DJ / producer Benedikt Frey has joined the Magnet Musik roster.

Frey is a resident at Robert Johnson in Offenbach and recently the Love Pain Sunshine & Rain label boss took to the decks at Boiler Room Berlin to show us what he's all about... Check that recording here. Welcome!

10.09.2014

We are happy to announce that German DJ / producer Benedikt Frey has joined the Magnet Musik roster.

Frey is a resident at Robert Johnson in Offenbach and recently the Love Pain Sunshine & Rain label boss took to the decks at...

We are happy to announce that German DJ / producer Benedikt Frey has joined the Magnet Musik roster.

Frey is a resident at Robert Johnson in Offenbach and recently the Love Pain Sunshine & Rain label boss took to the decks at Boiler Room Berlin to show us what he's all about... Check that recording here. Welcome!